Lamar PTA Update: Oct 11, 2018


Greetings everyone: 

 We have a lot going on with the PTA and wanted to share some news with membership before the meeting on Tuesday. 

 I. Monica Orozco's departure:

 Our PTA, Monica Orosco has left Lamar and has resigned as PTA president. note form Monica: 

 Hi Lamar Families! It has been a pleasure being a part of an amazing PTA. My family and I will cherish the memories and friendship we created at Lamar. 

 Monica served as president for nearly one year and we are grateful for her service. We wish her best of luck with her new school. A 

 II. Interm President: Rebecca McMains

 After a discussion with our State PTA representative,  Marisa Flores-Mascorro, we learned that an interm president must be appointed from within the executive board. On Wednesday October 10th the executive board got together and unanimously voted on Rebecca McMains as interim president. Rebecca will serve as president until our elections, which will be in May/June. Congrats to Rebecca on her new role! 

 III. Treasurer

 We need to identify a treasurer for the 2018-2019. Currently our executive board is sharing treasurer responsibilities. We are looking for individuals who may be interested in stepping into this role. If you would like to be involved in the PTA and have good organization skills this position is for you! 

 IV. Meeting October 16th
1.     Call to Order &  Pledge
3.     Meeting process
4.     PTA mission
5.     Introduction of PTA executive board members
6.     Old Business
a.     Treasurer’s report - Lorie
c.     Update on fence – Mr Sparks
7.     New Business
a.     Status of executive board
b.     PTA Treasurer Vacancy
c.     Carnival Update
d.     Thank you Grace Fellowship!
e.     Vote on PTA agenda (meeting dates)
f.      Vote on 2018-2019 budget

8. MAP Assessments- Mr Sparks will present the use of MAP tests by the school and review some of the trends in Math and Reading scores.

Thanks!

- Habiba
PTA Secretary


Carnival news from Chris. 

 Our Carnival is quickly approaching!! All classes should have received a flyer by now detailing what booth their child's class is hosting. The classes are listed below for quick reference. Some teachers may have asked for the food/drink item or a dollar amount to cover the cost. We ask that all donations please be dropped off at school, the front office or teacher's classroom work great, by next Thursday, Oct 18th. The PTA will shop for the remaining items the following day.
The Carnival is our biggest fundraiser for the Fall and we could not do it without your donations, THANK YOU! We are also very lucky to have Grace Fellowship Church volunteer to run the game booths for us so that families may spend time having fun at the Carnival!

PK – pizza, pickles, cucumbers & paletas
Ureta, Lopez, & Black
Kinder – frito pie
Wyatt, Esparza & Cardoza
1st – hamburgers & chips
Avila, Turley & Sanchez
2nd – candy bars & hotdogs
O’Connor & J. Martinez
3rd – corn in a cup
Nava, Saenz & Allwein
4th – nachos
Lucas & Rodriguez
5th & 6th sodas & water
V. Martinez, Vela, Vives, Correia, & Desil
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask!

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